apocrine
91chromhidrosis — A rare condition characterized by the excretion of sweat containing pigment. SYN: chromidrosis. [chrom + G. hidros, sweat] apocrine c. excretion of colored sweat, usually black, from apocrine glands. * * * chromhidrosis …
92eccrine — 1. SYN: exocrine (1). 2. Denoting the flow of sweat from skin glands unconnected to hair follicles. [G. ek krino, to secrete] * * * ec·crine ek rən, .rīn, .rēn adj of, relating to, having, or being eccrine glands compare APOCRINE …
93glandula — 1. [NA] SYN: gland. 2. SYN: glandule. [L. gland, dim. of glans, acorn] glandulae areolares [TA] SYN: areolar glands, under gland. g. atrabiliaris SYN: suprarenal gland. g. basilaris SYN: pituitary gland. glandulae bronchiales [TA] SYN: bronchial… …
94hidradenitis — Inflammation of the sweat glands. SYN: hydradenitis. [G. hidros, sweat, + aden, gland, + itis, inflammation] h. suppurativa chronic suppurative folliculitis of apocrine sweat gland–bearing skin of the …
95hidradenoma — A benign neoplasm derived from epithelial cells of sweat glands. SYN: hydradenoma. [G. hidros, sweat, + aden, gland, + oma, tumor] clear cell h. a tumor derived from eccrine sweat gland …
96hidrocystoma — A cystic form of hidradenoma, usually apocrine. SYN: hydrocystoma (2), syringocystoma. [hidro + G. kystis, bladder, + oma, tumor] apocrine h. SYN: sudoriferous cyst. * * * hi·dro·cys·to·ma (hi″dro sis toґm …
97holocrine — See h. gland. [holo + G. krino, to separate] * * * ho·lo·crine hō lə krən, .krīn, .krēn, häl ə adj producing or being a secretion resulting from lysis of secretory cells <holocrine glands> <holocrine secretions> <holocrine… …
98merocrine — See m. gland. [mero + G. krino, to separate] * * * mero·crine mer ə krən, .krīn, .krēn adj producing a secretion that is discharged without major damage to the secreting cells <merocrine glands> also of or produced by a merocrine gland… …
99metaplasia — Abnormal transformation of an adult, fully differentiated tissue of one kind into a differentiated tissue of another kind; an acquired condition, in contrast to heteroplasia. SYN: metaplasis …
100Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis — Classification and external resources MeSH D016575 Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis (NEH) usually is a cutaneous complication of chemotherapy, but it also can occur because of other reasons. It consist of fever and non specific skin lesions. It… …
